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Approved 4 - 5 - 23 56 AGENDA ITEM 51 CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA. 57 There were none 58 59 60 AGENDA ITEM 6 : PUBLIC CHARGE 61 62 INTRODUCTION TO THE PUBLIC CHARGE 63 The Board of County Commissioners , under the authority of North Carolina General Statute , appoints 64 the Orange County Planning Board ( OCPB ) to uphold the written land development law of the County . 65 The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and harmonious development . 66 OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and future needs of its citizens and 67 businesses through efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health , safety, 68 and welfare of the overall County . The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive 69 governance and quality public services during our deliberations , decisions , and recommendations . 70 71 72 PUBLIC CHARGE 73 The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect . The Board asks its citizens to 74 conduct themselves in a respectful , courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens . At 75 any time , should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge , the Chair will 76 ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control . Should 77 decorum fail to be restored , the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment 78 to this public charge is observed . 79 80 81 AGENDA ITEM 7 : CHAIR COMMENTS 82 There were none 83 84 85 AGENDA ITEM 8 : PROPOSED AMENDMENT (ADDITION ) TO THE ORANGE COUNTY - CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO JOINT 86 PLANNING LAND USE PLAN (JPLUP) , THE ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE LAND USE MAP 87 ( FLUM ) , AND THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS - To review and make a recommendation to the 88 BOCC on an applicant- initiated amendment to the JPLUP , FLUM , and Zoning Atlas to apply a Land 89 Use classification and Zoning District to a portion of a parcel that was annexed into Orange County 90 from Chatham County in 2021 . The annexed portion is 4 . 66 acres in size ; the full parcel is 8 . 14 acres . 91 The requested Land Use classification is Rural Buffer and the requested Zoning district is RB ( Rural 92 Buffer) . 93 94 The parcel ' s address is 2106 Mount Carmel Church Road in the Chapel Hill Township ( PIN 9796 - 29 - 95 3144 ) . A joint public hearing will be scheduled for this item , date is to be determined . 96 97 PRESENTER : Perdita Holtz , Deputy Director — Long Range Planning and Administration 98 99 Perdita Holtz reviewed the proposed amendments then answered questions . 100 101 Applicant Gordon Brown, Chapel Hill attorney representing Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, gave brief comments about the 102 history of the church property. The property, before 1777 was considered Orange County. Then it was changed to 103 Chatham County. Two hundred forty-four years later it changed back to Orange County but was unzoned at that time. It 104 has been difficult at times to do everyday projects or building projects and deal with two jurisdictions. The property is 105 4. 66 acres and has been in continuous church use. There will be no change to the regular use of the church . 106 107 Charity Kirk : I ' m just curious why you are trying to get into Orange County rather than Chatham County , because it 108 seems like the zoning is easier in Chatham . 109 110 Gordon Brown : The church picked Orange . Most of its physical facility is in Orange and has been .